A surprisingly white Christmas

Wednesday evening was rainy and by late yesterday it turned to snow. This morning is clear with snow settled all about, not what I expected for my first Christmas here, and apparently unusual for the locals too. The Carse of Gowrie got some good snowfall in the winter before we moved to Scotland, it is nice to have moved here in time to see such a Christmas morning and to have stepped outside while the neighbors' children were out enjoying it.

A strange Christmas

Christmas alone is being easier on me than Thanksgiving was. It may help that I had more chance to prepare for it. For the Cornish hen I mentioned, I put a large onion in and around it; I forget the onions too easily as I keep them in the pantry that not much else is in. These seem to be of one of the kinds that I can cut without tears. I got to see my family online again, it reassures me to see them all doing well. I watched a little festive programming from local network affiliates and even Her Majesty's message for Christmas. The fruit cake is good.